WoRMS taxon details
Conus purpurascens G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
428255 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:428255)
accepted
Species
Chelyconus purpurascens (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) · unaccepted
Conus (Chelyconus) purpurascens G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · alternative representation
Conus comptus A. Gould, 1853 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Conus luzonicus Hwass, 1792, sensu G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 · unaccepted > misapplication
Conus purpurascens var. rejectus Dall, 1910 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Conus regalitatis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 · unaccepted
- Variety Conus purpurascens var. rejectus Dall, 1910 accepted as Conus purpurascens G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): 25, fig. 13, 13* [details]
page(s): 25, fig. 13, 13* [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus purpurascens G. B. Sowerby I, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428255 on 2025-05-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): 25, fig. 13, 13* [details]
original description (of Conus purpurascens var. rejectus Dall, 1910) Dall, W. H. (1910). Summary of the shells of the genus <i>Conus</i> from the Pacific coast of America in the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 38 (1741): 217-228., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7615947
page(s): 219 [details]
original description (of Conus comptus A. Gould, 1853) Gould, A. A. (1853). Descriptions of shells from the Gulf of California and the Pacific coasts of Mexico and California. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 6: 374-407, pls 14-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32407065
page(s): 387, pl. 14, fig. 23. [details]
original description (of Conus regalitatis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): 57, fig. 87 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): 25, fig. 13, 13* [details]
original description (of Conus purpurascens var. rejectus Dall, 1910) Dall, W. H. (1910). Summary of the shells of the genus <i>Conus</i> from the Pacific coast of America in the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 38 (1741): 217-228., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7615947
page(s): 219 [details]
original description (of Conus comptus A. Gould, 1853) Gould, A. A. (1853). Descriptions of shells from the Gulf of California and the Pacific coasts of Mexico and California. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 6: 374-407, pls 14-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32407065
page(s): 387, pl. 14, fig. 23. [details]
original description (of Conus regalitatis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1841). <i>Conus</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 24-25, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 54-57, 147-148, 151-158, fig. 1-137. Catalogue and index, 4 pp. [Parts 27-37, figs 1-58 (1833); parts 54-57, figs 59-91 (1834); parts 147-148, figs 92-102 (1838); parts 151-158, figs 103-137 (1839); index (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11916181
page(s): 57, fig. 87 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Collection of shells formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 52-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859492
page(s): 54 [details]
additional source Filmer, R. M. (2001). <i>A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998</i>. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388 pp. [details]
[request]additional source Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Collection of shells formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 52-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859492
page(s): 54 [details]
additional source Filmer, R. M. (2001). <i>A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998</i>. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Conus comptus A. Gould, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Conus regalitatis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Conus luzonicus Hwass, 1792, sensu G. B. Sowerby II, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications)
To Conchology (Chelyconus purpurascens SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Chelyconus purpurascens (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To Conchology (Chelyconus purpurascens) (from synonym Chelyconus purpurascens (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus purpurascens)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus purpurascens G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Isla del Coco, on ...
To Malacopics (Conus purpurascens G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 Panama, Panamá, Archipiélago de las Perlas...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus regalitatis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Conus comptus A. Gould, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Conus regalitatis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Conus luzonicus Hwass, 1792, sensu G. B. Sowerby II, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications)
To Conchology (Chelyconus purpurascens SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Chelyconus purpurascens (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To Conchology (Chelyconus purpurascens) (from synonym Chelyconus purpurascens (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conus purpurascens)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Conus purpurascens G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Isla del Coco, on ...
To Malacopics (Conus purpurascens G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 Panama, Panamá, Archipiélago de las Perlas...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Conus regalitatis G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
To ITIS
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